Rt. Hon. Sir Jonathan Parker

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Qualified: 
Arbitrator
Mediator
Specialist Areas: 
Chancery
Company
Insolvency
Partnership and shareholder disputes
Property, planning and environment
Wills, inheritance and probate
Education: 
Winchester College
Magdalene College , Cambridge (MA)

Judicial History: 
1991-2000 High Court Judge (Chancery Division), hearing Chancery, commercial and tax cases.
1994-1998 Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster (supervising Chancery judge in the North of England)
2000-2007 Lord Justice of Appeal, hearing a wide range of cases including (in addition to Chancery, commercial and tax cases) immigration, employment, and VAT cases.

General Information: 
Professional career
1962 Called to the Bar ( Inner Temple )
1963 Joined Chambers of John Mills QC at 11 Old Square , Lincoln ’s Inn
1963-1979 Practised as Junior Counsel in the Chancery Division, building up a substantial litigation and advisory practice
1979-1991 QC, specialising in general Chancery and commercial litigation. Appeared for the Revenue in a number of tax cases before the Special Commissioners, in the High Court, in the Court of Appeal, and in the House of Lords. Numerous appearances in the Courts of Singapore and Hong Kong.
1987-1991 Deputy High Court Judge
1989-1991 Recorder of the Crown Court
1989-1991 Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster